Lecanthus

Lecanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae. Its native range is tropical Africa, tropical and subtropical Asia to southwestern Pacific.^[1]

Lecanthus
Lecanthus peduncularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Urticaceae
Tribe:	Elatostemateae
Genus:	Lecanthus Wedd. (1854)
Synonyms[1]
Meniscogyne Gagnep. (1928)

Species

Four species are accepted.^[1]

• Lecanthus obtusus (Royle) Hand.-Mazz.
• Lecanthus peduncularis (Royle) Wedd.
• Lecanthus petelotii (Gagnep.) C.J.Chen
• Lecanthus pileoides S.S.Chien & C.J.Chen